Metals
Davis & Brown (Maker)
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1810-1820
Silver
Engraved
1998.0004.1411.001
Object Number1998.0004.1411.001 |
Spoon (Teaspoon)
Metals
Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others
Davis & Brown (Maker)
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1810-1820
1. Mark; Handle, underside; "DAVIS&BROWN" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "P" engraved
Silver
Engraved
5.157 (L) , 0.984 (W) , 0.2822 (Weight)
13.1 (L) , 2.5 (W) , 8 (Weight)
Text available soon.
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• An illustrated glossary of spoon terms, pp. 467-488
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 132
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Information on the partnership Davis & Brown, p. 197
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Biographical information on Robert Johnson Brown, p. 168
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Biographical information on Robert Somerby, p. 327
[Book] Currier, Ernest M. 1938 Marks of Early American Silversmiths: With Notes on Silver, Spoon Types & List of New York City Silversmiths 1815-1841. 179 p.
• Background information on the partnership, p. 40